Dodge Durango
Owners filed 13,753 complaints across 29 model years of the Dodge Durango. The 1999 drew the most (1,967); the 1997 the fewest (4).
Model years29
Complaints13,753
Recalls151
Fires367
Deaths20
Every Dodge Durango model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 30 | 2 | — | 2 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2022 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 2 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2021 | 199 | 8 | 4 | 9 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2020 | 55 | 2 | 3 | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2019 | 142 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2018 | 231 | 5 | — | 9 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2017 | 211 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2016 | 161 | 3 | 1 | 23 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2015 | 503 | 4 | 4 | 26 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2014 | 782 | 11 | 9 | 23 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2013 | 640 | 11 | 34 | 20 | Electrical System | High concern | |
| 2012 | 640 | 10 | 32 | 17 | Electrical System | High concern | |
| 2011 | 798 | 8 | 57 | 15 | Electrical System | High concern | |
| 2009 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2008 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2007 | 191 | 4 | 1 | 12 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Do not drive | |
| 2006 | 851 | 10 | 9 | 16 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Do not drive | |
| 2005 | 1,567 | 9 | 21 | 38 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Do not drive | |
| 2004 | 1,115 | 9 | 74 | 45 | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2003 | 339 | 6 | 18 | 29 | Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint | Above average | |
| 2002 | 423 | 6 | 13 | 35 | Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 665 | 7 | 20 | 60 | Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint | High concern | |
| 2000 | 1,075 | 4 | 26 | 118 | Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 1,967 | 5 | 20 | 106 | Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 965 | 6 | 12 | 51 | Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint | High concern | |
| 1997 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine |
Which Dodge Durango years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 1,967 complaints concentrated in the suspension › front › control arm › upper ball joint. It carries 5 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.